LINC Programme Consortium

Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) and Maynooth University – The Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education (MU-Froebel Dept.) comprise the three partners of the consortium awarded the contract from the Higher Education Authority for the delivery of the Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) Programme.

All three consortium members are committed to research in the area of early years’ education and inclusion and have been involved in a wide range of research related to the areas of both early years’ education, special education and inclusion. In addition, MIC and MU-Froebel Dept. are in a position to facilitate students in progressing on the National Qualifications’ Framework (NFQ) through entry into higher education early childhood care and education programmes at Level 7/8 on the NFQ Framework.